Works in Progress & Revisions

Here's a quick little sketch / study I whipped out for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Temptation. (above).

It's Feb. 18, 2014 and it's snowing in New England - again... As you see, besides shoveling snow and raking the roof, I've been busy playing around in photoshop with my wacom today - (above), using the light effect filter, adjusting brightness / contrast, etc... I think I like the new one with the light effects, (above). If I go with this one, then I will also apply this effect to the original watercolor and see what happens....
Below is the original post...
Here's the very near finished revision of Little City Folk, (top image below). So far in photoshop all I did is adjust the color layers, saturation, etc.. to match the actual painting in watercolor, but, no other light effects, etc.. yet... My scanner and monitor always play tricks on me.

Here's the new painted version of the sketch below... titled Little City Folk, by Christine Mix, copyright 2014. Painted in water color. It may still need some tweaking, so I will let it sit and stew for a couple of days... Happy February 2014!

Here's a quick pencil drawing I sketched for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Time.
By Christine Mix copyright 2014. I have to admit, I typed the wrong date on the image... as time has slipped by again... Happy New Year to all!

Here's a brand new work in progess for this week's IF theme... Time - stay tuned!

Happy New Year 2014!

Here is the near final version of this painting - it may still need a little tweaking.... (above).

Here's a new illustration I'm working on for this week's Illustration Friday theme - Spirit. It's a scene from Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol / Scrooge - it's a work in progress and I hope to have it done by
Thursday., Dec. 19th, 2013...

I've made a revision already - this one is with the ghost of Christmas present's hand pointed toward the ghosts in the cart... I think it works better and adds more interaction between the characters.

Here's a new sketch I worked up for last week's Illustration Friday theme - Secret. It's a scene from The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald - a classic.
Pencil, photoshop, by Christine Mix copyright 2013

Here's a quick sketch I whipped up for a recent week's Illustration Friday theme - Entangled... (above) - I think this one needs to go to color - just in time for the holidays! Pencil and photoshop, by Christine Mix copyright2013

Here's a brand new b/w illustration I just sketched for last week's Illustration Friday theme - Underwater. Drawn in pencil / photoshop. Titled: Little Champ, of Lake Champlain, by Christine Mix, copyright 2013. I believe there's a story in the making here... hummm. Either way, it needs some tweaking and I plan on painting this in watercolor - someday soon. It's good to be jumping back in again - after the last few months, which included my mother's passing, and my own bad abscess tooth. My mother was and will always be a great and loving inpsiration to me. Being a women who loved the sea, as much as the mountains and lakes of Vermont, along with the magic of stories, I know she'd appreciate Champ. Thanks for everyone's patience and support through it all and stay tuned...

Here's a little sketch I drew a month ago, just before my mother passed away, for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Hybrid.

Drawn in pencil, enhanced in photoshop....I have to admit - it may need a bit of tweaking before I take it to the next level.

This was fun...

Here's a little sketch I drew in pencil, enhanced in photoshop,

I think this is one of the first times I ever drew a robot... I think I'll have to draw more of these guys in the future...

Here's a new watercolor illustration in progress... the original sketch in B/W is below on this page...I've yet to add some more details, shading and of course... a bit of steam... stay tuned and Happy Summer 2013!

I've been taking a little time out of my illustration to care for loved one who is terminal with cancer, but, I was inspired by several ducks and a snapping turtle who have been habitating our pond earlier this Summer... and just had to take time to draw - it's the best thing for the soul.

Here is a quick little sketch I drew for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Liquid.

Inspired by our new cat.... drawn in pencil, enhanced in photoshop

Here's a quick color sketch I snuck in for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Tribute

Here is a brand new sketch I just created for last week's Illustration Friday theme - Train.

I'll be tweaking and painting this one soon...

Here is a brand new sketch for my new dummy of an old fairy tale, (The Princess and the Goblin) I am re-telling and illustrating - hopefully as a graphic novel... it's a work in progress... stay tuned!

Created for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Wild - gave me the perfect opportunity to create this.

Here's a quick little character sketch I drew for last week's Illustration Friday theme... Egg.

Batbird, by Christine Mix, 2013, pencil

Here's a brand new illustration I painted for last week's Illustration Friday theme... Swim.

It may need some tweaking so stay tuned...

The Dolphin and the Mermaids.

Here's a quick pencil sketch I drew for last week's IF theme... Talent. by Christine Mix copyright 2013 - featuring my Great Grandpa who was a magician and a musician in the 1800's - it still needs a little tweakin...

Here's another quick cartoon illustration I did in pencil for a recent IF theme... Wool.
by Christine Mix copyright 2013

Here is a little sketch I drew for a recent IF theme.... Wheel.

Here's a quick pencil sketch I drew for this last week's Illustration Friday Theme... Edge. Pencil, photoshop, by Christine Mix copyright 2013. This still needs some tweaking and I may revise and paint... stay tuned!

Here's a pencil drawing I created for a recent Illustration Friday theme... Tree,

Here is a quick illustration I sneaked in last week... When I was a little girl, I used to hide behind my mother's skirts - so this little scene came to mind. Drawn in pencil for last week's IF theme... Shy . by Christine Mix, copyright 2012 - still needs a little tweakin...

Here's a quick photoshop revision I did with my previous halloween painting I posted below here, a couple of weeks ago... there were some good comments about moonlight, so I played around a bit. I have new scanner, which scans a little light, so I had to re-adjust.

Here is a quick illustration I sneaked in between Hurricane Sandy and moving a couple of weeks ago... painted in watercolor for last week's IF theme... Haunt . It may still need a little tweaking... so stay tuned! by Christine Mix, copyright 2012

Ironically, the moon and clouds looked just this the night before Sandy hit the North East Coast..

I decided to continue sketching my new little witch for last weeks Illustration Friday theme ... Book. Drawn in pencil, by Christine Mix copyright 2012. Her very 1st sketch is below Her newest and 3rd sketch is currently on my Illustration Friday Weekly Posts Page on this blog- check it out! Happy Fall to all!

Here's a quick sketch I did- mostly with my left hand, while I iced down my right.... for last week's IF theme - Crooked... I want to do this one in color soon.. very soon - I may even develop her character a little more and do more sketches..

Here's a sneak preview of the new illustration, Winter Storm, that I'm almost done painting in watercolor.

The original sketch is below, which I drew for an Illustration Friday theme a few weeks ago...

I've started painting this one - stay tuned!

Here is the newest illustration I just finished yesterday, June 28th, for a private pet / whimsical illustration commission. Titled Tamu and Linus, painted in watercolor, by Christine Mix, copyright 2012
I posted it's work in progress above... check it out and Happy Summer to all!

Here is a quick illustration I whipped up for the Illustration Friday Theme.... Hitched, a few weeks ago A rough pencil sketch for my new children's picture book story / dummy in progress... The Creepy Crud Blues...
This image is titled: Catchin the Green Meanies... by Christine Mix, copyright 2012, pencil.

I decided to try something different - again - for the Illustration Friday theme - Jump! Spring, 2012. Honoring the photographer and the experimental side of meself - I took a photo that I shot, while I was in Manhattan, NY last Oct. 2011, and cut pasted a new watercolor spot illustration I just painted of a grasshopper - and I did a little playing around in photoshop. It's somewhat rough -but, what the heck - it was fun . Happy Friday to All! I may play around with this some more - so stay tuned...

For the Illustration Friday theme Heights, (Spring, 2012), I decided to try something different - honoring the photographer side of me - that somehow got lost in my paint box over the years.... So, I found a photo that I took, while I was in Manhattan, NY last Oct. 2011, and cut / pasted another older picture of our cat, (who is now in the feline spirit world,) and did a little playing around in photoshop. It's somewhat rough - and some would call it cheating, but, what the heck - it was fun - and I think it adds a new perspective... not only to art, but to life as well. Happy Friday to All! I may play around with this some more - so stay tuned...

See below for it's work in progress. Thanks to Our Lil' Crit group for all of their support and patience!!

Here is a - near finished, revision of the Swamp Fairy and the Dragon Fly... Painted in Watercolor /gouache, (above)

I've been working on the revision and putting final touches on this image. As you can see- it's still a work in progress and I am adding more details to the fairy and other little plants, dragon fly, etc.... I still have to fix her skirt, hair, wings, add a little more detail to her hand on the fiddle, so hang in there -.

I painted this little water color study of my swamp, and added a little New England magic, for last weeks Illustration Friday theme: Swamp.
By Christine Mix copyright 2012. I am currently revising it - adding more details, etc... stay tuned...

Here's a latest revision for a work- in -progress cover art I am working on, (top image,) my own re-telling of The Princess and the Goblin... written by George MacDonald in the late 1800's. I've yet to touch up and enhance the ring and hand... stay tuned. March, 2012

Here's a brand new illustration I just finished for my portfolio and the SCBWI Bologna Portfolio Display, 2012.... cover art for The Princess and the Goblin. Painted in watercolor and digital photoshop, by Christine Mix copyright 2012. The images below are earlier versions to give a sense of this fun illustration's work in progress. Happy Valentines Day to all!

I may still be tweaking and revising this image - so stay tuned!

I've been adding some elements and more shading to this sketch that I started last week.... I was thinking of inking it... but, now I'm not so sure... maybe I'll do just the pencil / photoshop thing.... stay tuned!

I drew this rough drawing for last week's Illustration Friday theme.... Prepare. Drawn in pencil, enhanced in photoshop, by Christine Mix, copyright 2012. I plan to clean this up a bit more and ink it in photoshop.... stay tuned! Happy Friday to all :)

I just finished painting this new illustration for the New Year 2012. It also happens to fit in with last week's Illustration Friday theme.... Highlight. Titled Snowy Owl Dreams, (I changed the title from Silent Winter's Eve, below but, then again... ) painted in watercolor by Christine Mix, copyright 2012. Happy New Year to all!

Here's the newest work in progress - titled, Silent Winter's Eve, by Christine Mix copyright 2011. Watercolor/ gouache.... There's still a -ways to go on this little illustration, maybe some revision - so stay tuned for the final version - coming soon - before the snow flies and hopefully before Thanksgiving 2011!

The Witch from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, newest revision, Nov. 10.
Painted in watercolor/gouache by Christine Mix copyright 2011.

Here's new illustration inspired by a nasty poisonous spider bite I got while in NYC, just before Halloween. Those little guys can throw a punch by golly...
I thought my recent self portrait / new version of the Wicked Witch from Snow White and the Seven Drawfs, would fit in nicely for a recent Illustration Friday theme - Scary. The bottom image is the earlier version, the top image is the new revision... it may still need some tweaking - so, hang in there....

This is a watercolor/gouache image I painted originally for an Illustration Friday theme a month or so ago, (above). It was a quicky at the time and now I'm finally working on the revisions - I think I'll be calling it Lion Magic.. The bottom image is the actual painting scanned, and I played around with photoshop a bit with the top image- adding some mist and perspective - before I add the changes to the painting. Stay tuned....

I finished this new illustration for Jack and the Beanstalk, just in time for last weeks IF theme - Boundaries. Painted in watercolor/ gouache, and a micron pen, by Christine Mix, copyright 2011. Check out it's progress below in earlier posts....

Now that Hurricane Irene is over with - Here's the latest revision in-progress of an illustration I've been working on - of Jack and the Beanstalk. We are having scanner issues, so I had to take a picture with my cheap camera for now - and multi - layer it in photoshop to match the actual colors. It still has a long way to go - and a few more details, flowers and other little magical things.... stay tuned... Meanwhile, check out the earlier stages and color study of this illustration below... along with other new images and works in progress.

Here's another revision of my shark and puffer fish - I made the shark larger and played around more in photoshop - and I have another one with the shark even larger - may try to post that too. In a way, I feel like the shark is hurricane Irene and us North Easters are the puffer fish.. yikes. Swell, by Christine Mix, copyright 2011.

Another last minute quicky for last week's Illustration Friday theme - Swell. Created in watercolor / gouache, by Christine Mix copyright 2011 - I have been re-tweaking and playing around with the perspective and proportions in photoshop -will be posting soon - hopefully before Hurricane Irene arrives...

Here's a very quick sketch I did last minute for a recent Illustration Friday theme, Imperfect. (Above)

I think I finally finished painting The Whale's Journey Home, (above) - watercolor/ gouache, by Christine Mix copyright 2011. Check out the earlier versions and digital experiments of this
image below, to view the process, along with other fun Works in Progresss....
Happy August to all!
New Painting in the Works... the top image is multi-layered in photoshop, but bottom is the original scan.. in watercolor.

I had a dream back in the Winter of 2011, around the time my old cat Buster passed away - and this was the image in my dream. I've been painting it for awhile - it's one of those paintings that has no time limits - sometimes an artist has to do this for oneself, and let the painting take you where it takes you. This is titled, Whale's Journey Home, is painted in watercolor and gouache - and is very, very, near finished. I just need to play around a little more with the lighting, illumination and shadows, and a few other magical things - then it's done... stay tuned. ( posted, July 21, 2011.) The bottom image is the painting, scanned in as is, and the top is multi-layered once, on photoshop... I'm playing around with the effects in photoshop before I apply them with paint. The earlier versions of Whales Journey Home, is posted below in the post - just scroll on down - Enjoy!

I drew this image for an IF theme - Shadow. Drawn in pencil and enhanced in photoshop. I think I'll name it... The Lurking Shadow, By Christine Mix copyright 2011. I'm currently tweaking and revising it - a little.

I drew this quick sketch , for an Illustration Friday theme a couple of weeks ago- Soaked. Pencil / photoshop, by Christine Mix, copyright 2011 It needs some tweaking... so stay tuned for the revision and more detailed version....

I quickly whipped up this drawing/sketch in pencil and photoshop for last weeks IF theme - Bottled, as well as, for the book dummy of Actias's Porch - (an original PB dummy in progress.) It still needs some work, but, it's one small step at at time.... by Christine Mix copyright 2011.In the above image of Jack and the Beanstalk, I played around with color values on my wacom over the original water color painting.

In this illustration, (above,) I just simply multipied the layers in photoshop to the original water color painting, to add more depth and saturation.

I've been painting the revision of my Jack and the Beanstalk illo I did for IF a few weeks back. I'm posting the original version scanned, (bottom image) along with a couple of other versions where I've been playing around in photoshop on color value for the beanstalk, before I move on. I'm planning to do this whole image in water color/ gouache, but, I may also take my wacom tablet out and play around as well.... humm - either way, I still have lot's more details to add with leaves, Jack, whispy clouds and stars... fairies,... etc... A good thing to do on a cold rainy day. Happy art to all!. (The 1st version original color study and the original sketch for this image are posted below in last weeks blog. )

Just after I painted the quick water color study for Jack and the Beanstalk a couple of weeks ago for the IF theme, Cultivate, (below), I had a dream that night of the same illustration with a more dramatic perspective. So, I re-sketched it (see above,) and will be painting it this week - along with adding more leaves and other fun magical details... stay tuned! (posted April 6, 2011.) Water color pencil and graphite pencil.

I decided last minute to whip up this little water color sketch of Jack and the Beanstalk for last week's Illustration Friday theme - Cultivate. March 2011 -completed in approx. 3 hrs. By Christine Mix copyright 2011.

Duels in the Night, was painted in water color / gouache, (copyright 2011), for the Dueling Banjo Pigs blog, which was created by two awesome illustrators who challenged eachother to a duel of banjo playing pigs - Stacy Curtis and Guy Francis - and the tradition continues - check out it! http://banjopigs.blogspot.com

I think the Dueling Banjo Pigs, are done -

Ahhh, I'm happy to see the New Year and life is getting back to normal after the hectic holidays of 2011. So, for a start - I took the dueling pigs off the back burner and they are rolling along. Stay tuned for the finished version coming soon - as more details have yet to be done on the banjos, add some highlights and other little fun things. The title will be - Dueling Banjo's in the Eve - by Christine Mix, copyright 2010/2011, painted in watercolor/gouache.

I've reworked this new sketch of the Caged Dragon I did for Illustration Friday last week - adding some more fairies and story to the pic -it's time to let the dragon out! I think this is the beginning to a new GN or possilble YR/GN.... either way - I'll be painting this one, so stay tuned! (August, 17, 2010)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Works in Progress & Revisions

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